It will be a case of deja vu for the powerhouse forward, who played about 10 games for the club (then the CQ Comets) early in his career when contracted to the Brisbane Broncos.

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Capras Coach Kim Williams talks about the team's preparations for this weekend's pre-season match against Mackay at Browne Park.

The 203-game NRL veteran will line up with the Capras in their final pre-season trial against the Mackay Cutters on Saturday.

Williams yesterday named his strongest squad yet, and said he was expecting a "pretty polished and confident performance” as players looked to cement their places in the starting 17 for the Intrust Super Cup season kick-off in a fortnight.

The coach wants an improved defensive performance after last week's squad, albeit a relatively inexperienced one, leaked 36 points in the first 40 minutes against the Townsville Blackhawks.

He is confident the inclusion of his more experienced recruits will see that addressed on Saturday.

"I think with experienced heads like Dave and Pete Rogers out there, we'll just be a bit more settled and able to start the game a little bit better than we did last week,” he said.

Williams said he would be happy to get 40 minutes out of Taylor and build on that game time each week.

"He'll definitely be a focus for us and the opposition defence,” he said.

"He's going to be a boost for our team.

"I'm just looking for a solid performance from Dave. He'll probably play 20 minutes a half... that's the goal at this point and, if he can get that out, I'll be pretty happy.”